Group Leader - Consumer Science

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You manage technical and scientific professionals to provide consumer science support to projects and programs and develop the technical content for strategic plans and initiatives

How you will contribute

Provide Consumer Science related support to Mondelez global legal entities, per service agreements. This includes the biscuit category as well as the categories within the Ventures team (Hu, Give and Go, Perfect Snack) and NA Business Unit but may also include support to other regions as organization priorities dictate. This role also has a team of 3 that support all internal sensory testing- QDA, Discrimination, QMA, Roundtables. The role contributes to the planning and implementation of assigned research programs/projects that lead to actionable business results.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

· Lead and conduct single or multistage large programs/projects, delivering to the required standards and agreed timescales, including designing research to meet objectives, to produce good quality, actionable data, interpreting results, reporting/presenting findings, making recommendations and contributing to decision making.

· Lead category appraisal and DOE studies including the statistical principles applied as part of the overall research plan.

· Understands and applies multivariate statistical methods to gain deeper understanding and insights from research conducted when appropriate.

· Lead all aspects of consumer research both qualitative and quantitative including the integration/linking of descriptive and consumer data into a cohesive story.

· Lead the execution of CAD (Consumer Aided Design) work including leading the design of the research program and all executional elements including Knowledge Mapping, Value Diagramming, Product Labs and subsequent analysis and reporting of results.

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

The role requires the jobholder to work under a high degree of autonomy to plan and conduct independent projects as a fully engaged cross-functional partner interacting with senior leaders as required to align and deliver on research objectives. The jobholder develops project objectives and strategies independently in response to business needs and integrates input from other functional areas to drive towards solutions. The jobholder can solve complex problems and get things done through both formal and informal channels. The jobholder significantly impacts the directions/quality of work done by other technical people and delivers expert technical knowledge representing the function. The jobholder interacts regularly with key stakeholders and may direct activities of junior professionals and/or temporary staff while completing assignments. The jobholder interacts with Consumer Science/MDLZ senior leaders and professionals outside the company at meetings.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Effectively partner with stakeholders (R&D and Commercial / Insights) ensuring that the work is in line with the strategic priorities of the business.
• Assumes leadership role on cross-functional teams and interfaces with all levels of the organization.
• Work with the Consumer Science management team to prioritize workload.
• Seeks improvement on existing methods in line with good scientific principles.
• To provide support to the Consumer Science management team by role modelling leadership behaviors and deputizing for line manager as required.
• Look for opportunities to provide informal coaching and to share experience with more junior colleagues.
• Proactively seeking ways to improve all aspects of the department, including functional methodologies, practical solutions and facilities and presenting these ideas in an appropriate way to the Consumer Science management team.
• Contribute to CS Team goals by participating on teams where new methodologies and capability are evaluated, proposed and implemented.
• Ensure an efficient and safe running of the sensory laboratory, including maintenance of the quality system, ensuring that procedures are followed properly and highest standards of work and environment, health and safety are maintained.
• Ensure two-way communication between yourself and other team members.

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor's/ Master of Food Science or Nutritional Psychology

Applied Sensory and Consumer Science Certificate

Job specific requirements:

10 years of experience required. Strong knowledge of statistical theory and its application to sensory/consumer research

Travel requirements:

10-20%

Work schedule:

Onsite role based in East Hanover, NJ.

Salary and Benefits: The base salary range for this position is $109,000 to $149,875; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelez International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.

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